MEDIA DAY SCHEDULE Home Games: 18; Road: 11; Tournament: 2; Non-Conference: 13; Conference: MEDIA DAY

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1 2008 MEDIA DAY Penn State Athletic Communications: Brian Siegrist, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/BASKETBALL CONTACT Website: Cell: ; Office: ; FAX: ; Press Row: ; Address: 101 D Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA MEDIA DAY Penn State returns its top two scorers and five of its top six from last season, and seven players that started 12 or more games. Roster Size: 14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 : (H: 13-4; A: 2-8; N 0-4) Big Ten Finish: 7th (7-11; H: 5-4; A: 2-7) STARTERS RETURNING (5): Season Stats # Player P Yr. Ht. PPG RPG/APG Notes 2 JAMELLE CORNLEY F Sr /1.8 Third Team All-Big Ten/Co-Team MVP 11 STANLEY PRINGLE G Sr /2.3 Sixth in Big Ten Games shooting 43.5% from three 12 TALOR BATTLE G So / double-figure scoring games in Big Ten play 15 DAVID JACKSON F So /0.6 Led team with 65 made free throws 22 ANDREW JONES III F So /7/0.4 Led team with 61 offensive rebounds OTHER RETURNERS (5): 13 WILL LEINER G Sr /0.3 Walk-on/Played in four games 14 ADAM HIGHBERGER G Fr /0.0 Walk-on/medical redshirt in (ACL) 25 JEFF BROOKS F So /0.9 Started 12 games 33 DANNY MORRISSEY G Sr /1.5 Led team with 58 threes 41 STEVE KIRKPATRICK F So /0.0 Walk-on/played in four games NEWCOMERS (4): *Last School Season Stats 10 CHRIS BABB F Fr * 8.0/7.0* Made 73 three-pointers 24 CAMMERON WOODYARD F Fr * 5.0/3.0* Led team to Maryland State 2A title (MVP) 42 BILLY OLIVER F Fr * 8.0* 1,000-point scorer, 33 made three-pointers 54 ANDREW OTT F So * 1.3/0.0* Transferred from Villanova in January LETTERMEN LOST (4): 4 MIKE WALKER G Sr /1.1 Made 42 three-pointers 5 GEARY CLAXTON F Sr /2.4 Went out with torn ACL 16 games into season 21 JOONAS SUOTAMO F Jr /0.0 Graduate in December/Finnish military service 23 BRANDON HASSELL F Sr / offensive rebounds was second on team PENN STATE ROSTER 2 Jamelle Cornley F Sr./Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Brookhaven 10 Chris Babb G Fr./Fr. Arlington, Texas/The Oakridge School 11 Stanley Pringle G Sr./Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./Pasco-Hernando CC/Landstown 12 Talor Battle G So./So. Albany, N.Y./Bishop Maginn 13 Will Leiner G Sr./Sr. Coplay, Pa./Whitehall 14 Adam Highberger G Jr./So. Blairsville, Pa./Blairsville 15 David Jackson F Jr./So. Farrell, Pa./Kennedy Catholic 22 Andrew Jones F Jr./So. Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends 24 Cammeron Woodyard G Fr./Fr. Westminster, Md./Winters Mill 25 Jeff Brooks F So./So. Louisville, Ky./Doss 33 Danny Morrissey G Grad./Sr. Cleveland, Ohio/Pendleton School (Fla.) 41 Steve Kirkpatrick F So./So. Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley 42 Billy Oliver F Fr./Fr. Chatham, N.J./Chatham 54 Andrew Ott F So./So. Abington, Pa./Villanova/Germantown Academy Head Coach: Ed DeChellis (6th Year; Penn State, 82) Assistant Coaches: Kurt Kanaskie (LaSalle, 80), Lewis Preston (VMI, 93) & Dan Earl (Penn State, 97) Letters Won SCHEDULE Home Games: 18; Road: 11; Tournament: 2; Non-Conference: 13; Conference: 18 Date Opponent Time (ET) TV NOVEMBER Sun. 9 _BLOOMSBURG (EX.) 2:00 p.m. _BTN.com Fri. _14 _WILLIAM & MARY _6:30 p.m. _BTN Mon. 17 _NEW JERSEY TECH _7:00 p.m. _BTN Thur. 20 _HARTFORD 7:00 p.m. _BTN.com Sun. _23 _NEW HAMPSHIRE _2:00 p.m. _BTN Tue. _25 _@ Pennsylvania 7:30 p.m. Philly Hoops Group Classic, Philadelphia, The Palestra Fri. _28 _Rhode Island _6:30 p.m. _CN8 Sat. _29 _Villanova or Towson6:30 or 8:30 p.m. _CN8 DECEMBER Wed. _3 _@ Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. 6 _TEMPLE _6:00 p.m. _BTN Wed. _10 _ARMY _7:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat. _13 _MOUNT ST. MARY S 4:00 p.m. _BTN.com Sun. _21 _LAFAYETTE _4:00 p.m. ESPNU Tue. _23 _SACRED HEART _7:00 p.m. _BTN.com Wed. _31 _NORTHWESTERN _12:00 p.m. ESPN2 JANUARY Sat. 3 _@ Wisconsin 2:00 p.m. _BTN Tue. 6 _PURDUE _9:00 p.m. _BTN Sun. _11 _@ Minnesota _2:00 or 3:30 p.m. _BTN Wed. _14 _MICHIGAN STATE _6:30 p.m. _BTN Sat. _17 _@ Indiana _6:00 p.m. _BTN Tue. _20 _MICHIGAN _9:00 p.m. _BTN Sat. _24 _IOWA _6:00 p.m. _BTN FEBRUARY Sun. 1 _@ Michigan State _12:00 p.m. _BTN Thur. _5 _@ Michigan 7:00 p.m. _BTN Sun. 8 _WISCONSIN _3:00 p.m. _BTN Wed. 11 _@ Purdue _6:30 p.m. _BTN Sat. _14 _MINNESOTA _1:30 p.m. _BTN Wed. _18 _@ Illinois _7:00 p.m. _BTN Tue. _24 _@ Ohio State _7:00 p.m. _ESPN Sat. _28 _INDIANA _6:00 p.m. _BTN MARCH T/W _3/4 _ILLINOIS _TBD _TBD Sat. 7 _@ Iowa _2:00 p.m. _BTN 2009 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind. Thur. 12 _First Round _12, 2:30, 5 BTN/ESPN2 Fri. _13 _Quarterfinals 12, 2:30, 6:30, 9 _ESPN/BTN Sat. _14 _Semifinals 1:40, 4:05 _CBS Sun. _15 _Championship 3:30 All times Eastern; BTN: Big Ten Network; CBS

2 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Name: The Pennsylvania State University Location: University Park, Pa Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 42,294 Nickname: Nittany Lions Colors: Blue & White Conference: Big Ten Conference Division: NCAA Division I Home Court (capacity): Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) President: Dr. Graham Spanier Athletic Director: Tim Curley Ticket Office Phone: HISTORY First Year of Basketball: 1897 All-time MBB Record: 1,291-1,011 (113th Season) Record In Bryce Jordan Center: (13th Season) NCAA Tourn.Years (Record)/Last: 8 (9-10), 2001 NIT Years (Record)/Last: 9 (17-9), 2006 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ed DeChellis (Penn State, 1982) Overall Record (yrs): (13th year) Record at Penn State: (6th year) Basketball Office Phone: Best To Reach Coach: Through SID Assistant Coaches (alma mater): Kurt Kanaskie (LaSalle, 1980) (6th year) Lewis Preston (VMI, 1993) (1st year) Dan Earl (Penn State, 1997) (4th year) Director of Basketball Operations: Jon Perry Athletic Trainer: Jonathan Salazer Strength Coach: Brad Pantall PRONUNCIATIONS Ed DeChellis (da-chell-iss) Chris Babb (rjymes with cab) Jamelle Cornley (jah-mell) Will Leiner (Liner) CLASS BREAKDOWN Seniors - 4: Cornley, Leiner, Morrissey, Pringle Juniors - 0: Sophomores - 6: Battle, Brooks, Highberger, Jackson, Jones, Kirkpatrick Ott Freshman - 3: Babb, Oliver, Woodyard BY AGE (ages at the beginning of Nov. 2008) 24 years old: Danny Morrissey, 21 years old: Jamelle Cornley, Adam Highberger, Will Leiner, Stanley Pringle 20 years old: David Jackson, Andrew Jones 19 years old: Talor Battle, Jeff Brooks, Steve Kirkpatrick, Andrew Ott 18 years old: Chris Babb, Billy Oliver, Cammeron Woodyard SEASON HONORS GEARY CLAXTON Big Ten Player of the Week (1/8) Big Ten Player of the Week (12/17) Preseason All-Big Ten Team (Big Ten Media) James Naismith Award Watch List Preseason 1st Team All-Big Ten (Lindy s) Preseason 1st Team All-Big Ten (SportingNews) Preseason 1st Team All-Big Ten (USA Today) Preseason 2nd Team All-Big Ten (Athlon) Big Ten s Top Rebounder (Lindy s & SportingNews) JAMELLE CORNLEY rd Team All-Big Ten (media), HM (coaches) nd Team All-Big Ten (Rivals.com) DANNY MORRISSEY CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Preseason Prognostications: Penn State was picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten by Lindy s College Basketball, eighth by Athlon Sports, and ninth by SportingNews. Michigan State was picked to win the league by SportingNews and Lindy s while Athlon picked Purdue. Preseason Honors: Jamelle Cornley was tabbed as second-team All-Big Ten by Athlon and third-team by Lindy s. Big Ten Media Tab Purdue & Hummel: A 22-member panel of Big Ten media selected Purdue as the pre-season favorite to win the Big Ten Conference and tabbed their sophomore forward Robbie Hummel as the pre-season Player of the Year. Michigan State was picked second and defending Big Ten Champion Wisconsin third by the panel. Joining Hummell on the preseason All-Big Ten team were sophomore guard Manny Harris of Michigan, junior forward Raymar Morgan of Michigan State, sophomore guard E Twaun Moore of Purdue and senior forward Marcus Landry of Wisconsin. Comin Back: Penn State returns its top two scorers and five of its top six from last season, including leading scorers Talor Battle and Jamelle Cornley, and seven players that started 12 or more games last year. Battle, a sophomore point-guard who posted 10.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 3.1 apg last season, also led the Lions in assists and steals and is among four of the Lions top five rebounders that also return. Battle shared team MVP honors with two-time All-Big Ten honoree Jamelle Cornley. Cornley averaged 12.1 ppg and 6.0 rpg last season to earn third-team All-Big Ten honors despite missing six games total and the last three of the season with a knee injury. Cornley is fully recovered from knee surgery and is among four returning seniors that include Danny Morrissey, the team s leading three-point shooter in three seasons, and Stanley Pringle, a starter in 12 games who shot better than 40 percent from the arc last year. 113th Season Opens With William & Mary: Penn State will play an exhibition game vs. Bloomsburg on Nov. 9 in the Jordan Center before officially opening the 113th season of Nittany Lion basketball on Nov. 14 vs. William & Mary at home. That game will be played the Friday night before the Penn State football team takes on Indiana in Beaver Stadium. Football tickets for the Indiana game can be shown at the door of the Bryce Jordan Center to receive a 2-for-1, buy-one-get-one free ticket to the game. RETURNING IN Penn State will return the following from the season for the campaign: The top two scorers and five of the top six. Four of the top five rebounders. Three of its top four three-point shooters and its three-point leader in three seasons. All of its starters and all but a combined total of 20 points and three rebounds from upsets over No. 7 Michigan State (85-76) and No. 17 Indiana (68-64) last year Seven players that started 12 or more games 73% of scoring and 81% of rebounding. Lions Bring Home Win Streak Into : Penn State went 3-0 at home in February and won five consecutive Big Ten home games to end the season. It marked the longest home win streak since Penn State was 9-0 in , the Jordan Center s inaugural campaign. Among the five home wins to end the regular season, Penn State defeated No. 7 Michigan State (2/2) and No. 17 Indiana (3/9). Winning At Home: Penn State posted a 13-4 (76%) home record in, equaling the highest win total ever in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State also posted a 13-4 record in the Jordan Center in From The Weight Room: Jamelle Cornley leads the team benching 370 pounds, having added 85 pounds to his bench press. David Jackson has the second highest bench on the team putting up 320 pounds, an addition of 65 pounds, and Stanley Pringle and Andrew Ott join the 300 Club putting up 300 and 310 pounds, respectively. Jeff Brooks added 70 pounds to his bench pushing it over 200 as did Andrew Jones, who now benchs 285. Stanley Pringle sports the team s highest vertical at 37.5 inches, higher than any prospect at the 2008 NBA Combine. Cornley is not far behind at 34 inches and Talor Battle at 32. The team s average vertical jump increased by 2 1/2 inches in the last year. In the weight gain department, Jeff Brooks has added 27 pounds since arriving on campus, while Jackson and Jones are both up 26 pounds. Talor Battle has added 13 pounds of muscle to check in near 170. Penn State s weight program is under the direction of strength coach Brad Pantall, in his third season with the Lions. Morrissey An Academic All-America Candidate: Three-point ace Danny Morrissey was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America All-District II first team in and will be a strong candidate for All-America honors in his final season. Morrissey, who graduated in May with a degree in Finance, posted a 3.54 GPA and was Penn State s first All-District Academic selection since Tyler Smith in He is continuing his education with a doublemajor in Business in his final season. 17th Season Of Big Ten Play Penn State s 17th season in the Big Ten Conference. Began conference play in Big Ten regular season record: Best season: 12-6 mark and second place conference finish in the season. Penn State has posted three seasons at.500 or better in Big Ten conference play with the last coming with an 8-8 mark in Penn State went 7-11 in conference play in 2008 and finished seventh. Best Big Ten start: 4-0 in season.

3 STARTS CHART Player Career....Cons......GP #2 Cornley #33 Morrissey #12 Talor Battle #22 Andrew Jones #25 Jeff Brooks #15 David Jackson #11 Stanley Pringle GAME-BY-GAME POSITION LINE-UP Game Record ST. FRANCIS CANISIUS vs. S. Carolina vs. Rider vs. C. Florida VA. St. Joe s SETON HALL PRINCETON DENVER COLGATE Illinois MINNESOTA Indiana Iowa OHIO STATE MICHIGAN Michigan Michigan Minnesota IOWA Wisconsin INDIANA vs. ILLINOIS Lions Roll In Labor Day Canadian Exhibition Tour: Penn State got an early start to the season as it played four games in Toronto, Canada over the Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Penn State was allowed 10 early practice dates to prepare for the tour, using three in early August with just the returners and seven in late August with the entire squad, once the freshmen began classes. Penn State posted easy wins in all four games winning by an average of 30 points while downing Waterloo (83-52), Sheridan (83-65), Ryerson (102-68) and York College (83-45). Penn State averaged 87.8 points per game on the trip Jamelle Cornley led the team averaging 14.8 ppg on the tour and was the leading scorer in three games, while Stanley Pringle and Talor Battle posted 10.5 ppg each, Battle leading Penn State with 17 points on 4-of-5 threes vs. Ryerson. Danny Morrissey, David Jackson and Andrew Jones all averaged 8 ppg. Billy Oliver led the freshman posting 5.5 ppg, inlcuding 8 and 7 in the final two games. Cammeron Woodyard had a pair of 7 point games. Cornley Back to 100%: Jamelle Cornley underwent arthroscopic surgery on March 10 of 2008 to repair damage in his left knee suffered in a pre-season injury prior to the season. He missed six games, including the last three, last year and was limited by the injury all season. He returned to 100% activity in July and played a large number of minutes and very well on Penn State s Canadian exhibition tour August 30-Sept. 1. Cornley led the Lions scoring 14.8 ppg and shooting 71 percent (25/35) from the floor and displayed the explosiveness and quick leaping ability that helped him earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in Lions Win 5-of-Last-10 Regular Season Games Despite Loss Of Claxton & Cornley: Penn State dropped four straight games after losing leading scorer and rebounder Geary Claxton to a season-ending torn ACL just six minutes into a loss to Wisconsin on Jan. 15 and had a six game losing skid overall. Following that slide, coach Ed DeChellis and his staff shuffled the line-up, found new combinations (including four freshmen starters) and new scoring sources and guided Penn State to a 5-5 mark in its last 10 regular season games (including wins in three of its last four) and a pair of victories over Top 25 teams, despite also losing second leading scorer and rebounder Jamelle Cornley (knee) for the final two games. PSU s back-to-back wins on Feb. 27 and March 1 marked the latest in a season PSU won consecutive games since winning first and second round games (March 16 & 18) in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. PSU s two wins in March were also the most since Lions Post Most Big Ten Wins Under DeChellis: Despite the loss of leading scorer Geary Claxton 3 1/4 games into the Big Ten season and Jamelle Cornley for the final two games, Penn State posted its most Big Ten wins (7) under coach Ed DeChellis and earned its best Big Ten finish (7th) since Penn State went 7-9 in the Big Ten and tied for sixth in Penn State s previous high finish under Ed DeChellis in the Big Ten came with a 6-10 mark and eighth place finish in The Lions No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament equaled their highest ever (2001). Pair Of Top 25 Wins: Penn State s OT win over No. 17 Indiana (3/9) marked its second win over a Top 20 team (No. 7 Michigan State) in the last 11 games of the seson. It was the most wins over ranked teams for PSU in a season since defeating five in MILESTONE WATCH JAMELLE CORNLEY - The 28th Nittany Lion to score 1,000 points and 16th with 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Needs 11 points to move into Top 20 in career scoring. Needs 281 points to move into the Top 10 in career scoring. Needs 87 rebounds to move into the Top 15 all-time and 171 to move into the Top 10. DANNY MORRISSEY - Sixth all-time in career threepointers at Penn State with 175. Needs 31 to move into the top 3 all-time With 755 career points, needs 245 to become the 29th 1,000-point scorer in Penn State history. Television Exposure: For the second time ever Penn State will have every home game broadcast in and has all but one game (Nov. 25 at Pennsylvania) scheduled to be televised on the season. Penn State will make a minimum of 19 appearances on the Big Ten Network beginning with the season opener vs. William and Mary on Nov. 14. Four of Penn State s non-conference games will appear on the network. The Nittany Lions will also make at least five appearances on an ESPN platform on the season. Penn State s match-up at Georgia Tech (Dec. 3) will appear on ESPN2 as will its Big Ten opener vs. Northwestern (Dec. 31) vs. Northwestern in the Jordan Center. Non-conference games vs. Army (Dec. 10) and Lafayette (Dec. 21) will appear on ESPNU and a Big Ten clash at Ohio State (Feb. 24) will appear on ESPN. DID YOU KNOW? Jamell Cornley s brother, Javon, is a top HS football player who signed to play tight end/defensive end at Indiana in the fall. Stanley Pringle and Billy Oliver are accomplished piano players. Talor Battle is the third oldest of nine children. Talor Battle s younger brother, Taran Buie, is a standout junior guard at Bishop Maginn HS in Albany, N.Y. Battle and freshman Chris Babb both lived in Topeka, Kansas for a time while growing up. Jeff Brooks was the runner-up for Mr. Basketball in the state of Kentucky in 2007 Adam Highberger was a first-team All-State quarterback at Blairsville, HS. David Jackson s mother, Andrea, was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Volleyball team. Andrew Jones began playing basketball as a sophomore in high school after seeing a practice following a karate class and is in just his sixth season of organized basketbal. Danny Morrissey was one of two players who were the first to enroll at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He was teammates with with Taurean Green (Portland Trail Blazers/Florida 2-time NCAA Champion), Ronaldo Balkman (New York Knicks First Round Pick/South Carolina) and Ramel Bradley (Kentucky senior guard). Cammeron Woodyard is a cousin of former Nittany LIon football standout and New York Jet Richie Anderson. Cammeron Woodyard s father, Bruce, played collegiate basketball at 2008 opponent Mt. St. Mary s. Assistant Coach Kurt Kanaskie s son, Kevin, is a starting senior guard on Middle Tennesse State s basketball team.

4 JAMELLE CORNLEY ALL-BIG TEN CANDIDATE 16th Penn State player with 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds All-Big Ten third team Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Two-time Penn State co-mvp. Eight career double-doubles Needs 281 points to move into the top 10 all-time in scoring at Penn State. Needs 171 rebounds to move into the top 10 all-time in rebounding at Penn State. Led the Big Ten playing over 36 minutes per game in Has led Penn State in scoring 23 times and in rebounding 32 times. TOP PERFORMANCES Points Geary Claxton vs. Lehigh Talor Battle vs. Michigan Geary Claxton vs. St. Francis Geary Claxton vs. Rider Jamelle Cornley at Northwestern Geary Claxton vs. UCF Jamelle Cornley vs. Iowa Geary Claxton vs. Princeton Geary Claxton , vs. Seton Hall Jamelle Cornley , at Minnesota Talor Battle , at Indiana Geary Claxton , at St. Joe s Geary Claxton , vs. Canisius Rebounds Talor Battle vs. Michigan Jamelle Cornley at Illinois Geary Claxton vs. Rider Geary Claxton at Illinois Jamelle Cornley at Northwestern Geary Claxton at Northwestern Geary Claxton vs. Seton Hall Brandon Hassell vs. St. Francis David Jackson vs. Indiana Andrew Jones vs. Ohio State Geary Claxton vs. Minnesota Geary Claxton vs. Princeton Geary Claxton vs. Canisius Geary Claxton vs. Lehigh Geary Claxton vs. St. Francis Assists Talor Battle vs. Michigan Geary Claxton vs. Minnesota Stanley Pringle at Northwestern Talor Battle , vs. Indiana Talor Battle vs. Ohio State Stanley Pringle vs. Ohio State Talor Battle vs. Lehigh Geary Claxton vs. Princeton Talor Battle vs. UCF Stanley Pringle vs. UCF Talor Battle vs. Canisius New Men s 3-Point Line: The collegiate men s three-point line will move back one foot to 20-feet 9-inches starting in the season, the 20th anniversary of the three-point lines initiation into college basketball. The NCAA men's basketball rules committee voted to move the line last spring. The women's committee decided to keep its line at 19 feet, 9 inches, meaning there will be two distances and two different lines on courts that men's and women's programs share. The men s line will now be three inches longer than the international line, giving high school players an ability to graduate to an international line, a college line and, perhaps, in some cases, to the NBA line of 23 feet, 9 inches. The rules committee also eliminated the first lane space nearest the basket on each side during free-throw alignment. DOUBLE-FIGURES Points Car......Cons. Jamelle Cornley Danny Morrissey Talor Battle Stanley Pringle David Jackson Jeff Brooks Andrew Jones Rebounds Jamelle Cornley David Jackson Talor Battle Andrew Jones DOUBLE-DOUBLES Car......Cons. Jamelle Cornley Last: 18 pts, 12 rebs at Northwestern (1/6/08) Talor Battle Last: 28 pts, 13 rebs vs. Michigan (3/1/08) David Jackson Last: 11 pts, 10 rebs vs Ohio State (1/29/08) Andrew Jones Last: 13 pts, 10 rebs vs Indiana (3/9/08) 20-POINT GAMES Car Cons Jamelle Cornley Last: 22 vs. Iowa (2/27/08) Danny Morrissey Last: 21 at Purdue (1/6/07) Talor Battle Last: 28 vs. Michigan (3/1/08) Mike Walker Last: 22 vs. Illinois (3/8/07) New Ribbon Boards Light Up BJC: ANC Sports Enterprises has teamed with Penn State University to provide Nittany Lions fans with a one-of-a-kind live event experience through a state-of-the-art light emitting diode (LED) signage system. The new full motion ribbon signage will generate even more emotion throughout the sea of white shirts at Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center with over 3000 square feet of 3D animations, graphics, statistics, video advertising and game prompts during the NCAA seasons. Penn State selected ANC Sports to install, operate and create content for over 960 linear feet of 20mm LED signage at the Bryce Jordan Center and two sections measuring 350 linear feet each of state-of-the-art 25mm LED displays at Beaver Stadium. The Penn State partnership continues ANC's aggressive LED signage growth into collegiate venues, where ANC has existing advertising sales and marketing partnerships with over 60 NCAA institutions. Simply put, we want every Penn State game to be a memorable, world-class experience for fans. Our ANC Sports partnership puts us in a better position to do that, said Greg Myford, associate athletic director, business relations and communications at Penn State University. Operated through ANC's VisionSOFT control system, the new fascia will feature uncompressed images energizing both facilities with crowd prompts such as animated WE ARE PENN STATE and BOUNCE graphics. Driven by the patent-pending software, the signage will also help build sponsorship opportunities as advertisers will now be able to sponsor specific events during the game such as touchdowns, field goals and an unlimited amount of statistical summaries. The new signage will synchronize with various live sports feeds to distribute real-time information to the fascia displays, which will feature out-of-town scores, Big Ten Conference updates, in-game team summaries, up-to-theminute player statistics and many other stats. SEASON SUPERLATIVES Beat two Top 25 teams for first time since Beat first ranked opponent (#7 Michigan State) since Downed first ranked opponent at home (#7 Michigan State) since 2001 and followed with victory over #17 Indiana. Won five straight Big Ten home games; first time since home wins equals most ever in the Jordan Center. Seven Big Ten wins most ever under Ed DeChellis and most since 2001 (7-9). Seventh place Big Ten finish, highest since 2001 (6th). First ever season sweep of Illinois. Longest win streak (7) since Posted best home start (8-0) since Won consecutive road games for first time since Won first two Big Ten road games for the second time ever and first time since Won Big Ten opener for second straight year and third time in five years under Ed DeChellis. First Big Ten/ACC Challenge win (Va. Tech) since Best Non-conference defensive numbers (points allowed, blocks, rebounds per game) under Ed DeChellis. First time holding back-to-back opponents under 40 points in 60 years and lowest scoring by an opponent Princeton (38) since First time holding three opponents to 40 points or less in the same year since Biggest winning margin (53 over Canisius) in 54 years.

5 TALOR BATTLE ALL-BIG TEN CANDIDATE Named Team Co-MVP. Started 30 of 31 games in. Second on team playing 30.2 minutes per game. Led team in scoring in eight games. Posted 16 double-digit scoring games, 13 vs. Big Ten opponents including four career highs. Averaged 12.1 ppg in Big Ten games raising his scoring average by nearly six points per game from the non-conference season. Posted team season highs for rebounds (13), assists (6) and threes (7) in a game. 35 threes in Big Ten conference games led the team and 48 on the year ranked second. PENN STATE LEADERS RETURNERS IN BOLD POINTS Talor Battle Jamelle Cornley Geary Claxton REBOUNDS Jamelle Cornley Geary Claxton Andrew Jones ASSISTS Talor Battle Stanley Pringle Danny Morrissey STEALS Talor Battle Stanley Pringle Jamelle Cornley BLOCKS Geary Claxton Brandon Hassell Jeff Brooks THON DODGEBALL Second Annual THON Dodgeball Tournament Raises More Than $10,000/Nittany Lion Basketball Contribution to THON Nearly $25,000: With an enthusiastic gathering of more than 160 teams, 1,120 students and balls flying throughout the afternoon, the 2nd Annual THON Dodgeball Tournament presented by Nittany Lion Basketball was a huge success October 5 at Penn State s Multi-Sport Complex. The 2008 event raised $10,100 to support the Penn State Dance Marathon and its efforts to fight pediatric cancer and support those fighting it. The event grew from 96 teams in the innaugural event in 2007, which raised $6,700. Teams decked out in multi-colored uniforms did battle on multiple courts and united in cheers and songs in support of THON. THON members also earned spirit points for their respective organizations. Penn State basketball helped contribute a total of $14,895 to THON in through the Dodgeball Tournament, T- shirt sales and the Target 10 promotion for the Ohio State and Michigan State games which raised $7,645. The Dodgeball Tournament has now raised a combined total of $16,850 for THON. To date the Nittany Lion Basketball program has helped raise $24,995 for THON. FIELD GOAL % FG....Att.....Pct. Andrew Jones Jamelle Cornley Geary Claxton PT FIELD GOAL % FG....Att.....Pct. Stanley Pringle David Jackson Danny Morrissey POINT FG MADE GP..Made...../G Danny Morrissey Talor Battle Mike Walker MINUTES Talor Battle Jamelle Cornley David Jackson